Jamie Moyer Baseball player

Jamie Moyer (born November 18, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25 year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, and Colorado Rockies. He was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame in 2015.At the time of his final game, he was the oldest player in the major leagues and had the most wins, losses, and strikeouts of any active Major League pitcher, and was likened to Phil Niekro. On April 17, 2012, Moyer became the oldest pitcher in MLB history to win a game. On May 16, 2012, he broke his own winning-pitcher record and also set the record for the oldest major-league player to record an RBI.Moyer has pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, and Colorado Rockies. He made the All-Star team in 2003, while with the Mariners. Moyer has received numerous awards for philanthropy and community service, including the 2003 Roberto Clemente Award, the 2003 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, the 2003 Hutch Award, and the 2004 Branch Rickey Award. Moyer is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date to have appeared in Major League games in four decades.

Personal facts

Jamie Moyer
Birth dateNovember 18, 1962
Birth place
Sellersville Pennsylvania

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Baseball player

Career startJune 16, 1986
Career endMay 27, 2012
Awards
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Roberto Clemente Award
World Series
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former teams
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
position
Pitcher
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
Philadelphia Phillies
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers (baseball)
St. Louis Cardinals
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Jamie Moyer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://moyer2010.com
  2. http://www.moyerfoundation.org